1998 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 29, 1998 - 12:35 p.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator Jean W. Roesser District 15	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 18	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 564
Sponsored By	Senators Roesser, Forehand, and Green
Entitled	Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Rights and Restrictions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Economic Matters

SB 36	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 108
Sponsored By	Senators Roesser, Bromwell, Colburn, Craig, Derr, Ferguson, Forehand, Lawlah, Madden, McCabe, Munson, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Use of Controlled Dangerous Substances or Alcohol
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 163	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Roesser, Munson, Baker, Colburn, Dorman, Dyson, Fry, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Jimeno, Kelley, Middleton, Neall, and Stone
Entitled	Commercial Law - Checks and Other Instruments - Rights of Holders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 326	Status as of March 24, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Roesser and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Insurance - Requirements for Providers to Serve on Provider Panels
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 631	Status as of March 24, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Roesser
Entitled	Environmental Permits - Renewal - Public Hearing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 632	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 626
Sponsored By	Senators Roesser, Hollinger, Stoltzfus, and McCabe
Entitled	Optometrists and Physicians - Replacement Contact Lens Prescriptions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 634	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 114
Sponsored By	Senators Roesser, Boozer, Collins, Conway, Derr, Dorman, Green, Hollinger, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, Miller, Munson, Pinsky, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Van Hollen, Bromwell, Astle, Hafer, Della, and Currie
Entitled	Breast Cancer Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 16	Status as of March 24, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Sfikas, Collins, Stone, Conway, Roesser, Hollinger, and Della
Entitled	Education - Public School Systems - Required Curriculum
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 85	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 110
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Bromwell, Young, Dorman, Astle, Della, Derr, Hafer, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Hollinger, Currie, Forehand, Kelley, Ruben, Pinsky, Middleton, and Miller
Entitled	Children and Families First Health Care Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters

SB 114	Status as of February 11, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Blount, Hoffman, Pinsky, Roesser, Stone, Forehand, Miller, Trotter, and Conway
Entitled	Adoption Search, Contact, and Reunion Services and Access to Birth and Adoption Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 132	Status as of March 10, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Blount, Green, Munson, Collins, Stone, Middleton, Teitelbaum, Ferguson, and Roesser
Entitled	Militia - Honor Guard at Burial Service of Veteran
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 137	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 118
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell, Astle, Della, Derr, Dorman, Hafer, Kelley, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, and Trotter
Entitled	Health Insurance - Medical Clinical Trials - Coverage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 145	Status as of February 25, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Stone, McCabe, Dyson, Ferguson, Hafer, Stoltzfus, Colburn, Roesser, Hogan, Jimeno, and Middlebrooks
Entitled	Partial-Birth Abortions - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 157	Status as of March 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh and Roesser
Entitled	Environment - Water Appropriation or Use Permits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 159	Status as of February 11, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Blount, Boozer, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Craig, Currie, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Fry, Hafer, Hogan, Hollinger, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, McCabe, Middlebrooks, Middleton, Neall, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Administration - Privacy Protection Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 160	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Lawlah, Dyson, Forehand, Munson, Boozer, Blount, Hollinger, Kasemeyer, Madden, McCabe, Roesser, Frosh, Van Hollen, Teitelbaum, Dorman, Currie, Middleton, Astle, Middlebrooks, Craig, Stoltzfus, Hogan, Hoffman, Conway, McFadden, and Fry
Entitled	Drunk Driving - Intoxicated Per Se - Driving While Under the Influence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 171	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Collins, Hogan, Fry, Neall, Van Hollen, Hollinger, Astle, Green, Pinsky, Jimeno, Derr, Bromwell, Currie, McFadden, Ruben, Dorman, Dyson, Teitelbaum, Blount, Frosh, Munson, Della, Kelley, Middlebrooks, Sfikas, Forehand, Stone, Roesser, Kasemeyer, Boozer, Lawlah, and Hafer
Entitled	School Accountability Funding for Excellence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 174	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 566
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Hoffman, Hollinger, Ruben, Lawlah, Collins, Dyson, Frosh, Pinsky, Sfikas, Boozer, Currie, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Madden, Conway, Della, Derr, Dorman, Forehand, Fry, Green, Hafer, Hughes, Jimeno, Kelley, Middlebrooks, Roesser, Stone, Trotter, and Hogan
Entitled	Higher Education - Maryland Science and Technology Scholarships
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means and Appropriations

SB 175	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Kasemeyer, Hogan, Currie, Hollinger, Forehand, Blount, Boozer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Ruben, Van Hollen, Collins, Conway, Dyson, Pinsky, Sfikas, Astle, Della, Derr, Dorman, Fry, Green, Hafer, Hughes, Jimeno, Kelley, Middlebrooks, Roesser, Stone, Madden, and Trotter
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Maryland Higher Education Investment Program Earnings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 176	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 573
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Hollinger, Kelley, Green, Collins, Sfikas, Jimeno, Forehand, Stone, Ruben, Boozer, Lawlah, Derr, Van Hollen, Middleton, Hafer, Astle, Bromwell, Della, Dorman, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Kasemeyer, McFadden, and Munson
Entitled	State Government - Department of Aging
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 181	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Roesser, and Ruben
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Waters Property Historical Site
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 182	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 154
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Roesser, Van Hollen, and Ruben
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Germantown Cultural Arts Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 184	Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Currie, Colburn, Ferguson, Roesser, Dorman, Hafer, Derr, Stoltzfus, Craig, Baker, Forehand, Ruben, Astle, Haines, Madden, Munson, Pinsky, and Lawlah
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Improperly Registered Motor Vehicles - Registration Enforcement Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 194	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 349
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Forehand, Hoffman, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Trotter, Conway, Jimeno, Middleton, Colburn, Teitelbaum, Middlebrooks, Currie, Frosh, Hollinger, Lawlah, Van Hollen, and Hughes
Entitled	Family Law - Grounds for Absolute Divorce - Domestic Violence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 204	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 356
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Roesser, Hogan, Lawlah, Currie, Dorman, Pinsky, Frosh, Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Madden, Forehand, Trotter, and Green
Entitled	Transportation - Montgomery and Prince George's Counties - Grants for Purchase of Buses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 205	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 357
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Roesser, Hogan, Currie, Frosh, Dorman, Forehand, Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Pinsky, Trotter, and Green
Entitled	Washington Suburban Transit District - Capital Equipment - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 206	Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Roesser, Hogan, Lawlah, Currie, Dorman, Pinsky, Frosh, Forehand, Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Trotter, and Green
Entitled	Prince George's County and Montgomery County Local Bus Systems - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 207	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 358
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Dorman, Teitelbaum, Forehand, Van Hollen, Pinsky, Hogan, Frosh, Currie, Roesser, and Trotter
Entitled	Washington Suburban Transit District - Debt Service Grants
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 221	Status as of March 6, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Dorman, Trotter, Derr, Roesser, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Insurance - Dermatological Care - Access to Care
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 224	Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Boozer, Derr, Colburn, Craig, Ferguson, Hafer, Haines, Hogan, Madden, McCabe, Middlebrooks, Munson, Neall, Roesser, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Election Law - Slates - Limitations on Transfers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 229	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Roesser, Hoffman, Boozer, Currie, Fry, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Hadley's Outdoor Children's Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 230	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 1
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Derr, and Dorman (Joint Legislative Task Force on Organ and Tissue Donation) and Senators Astle, Bromwell, Della, Hafer, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, and Trotter
Entitled	The William H. Amoss Organ and Tissue Donation Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 249	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 160
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Frosh, Hogan, and Roesser
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Mental Health Association of Montgomery County, Inc.
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 273	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 764
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan , Teitelbaum, and Roesser
Entitled	Property Tax Exemptions - Biotechnology and Computer Software - Manufacturing and Research and Development
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 282	Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 3
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Astle, Baker, Blount, Boozer, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Craig, Currie, Della, Derr, Dorman, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Fry, Green, Hafer, Haines, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, McCabe, McFadden, Middlebrooks, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, Trotter, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Senator William H. Amoss Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 328	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Blount, Boozer, Munson, McFadden, Van Hollen, Lawlah, Kasemeyer, Roesser, Hogan, and Hollinger
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - The Johns Hopkins University - Montgomery County Campus
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 358	Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Della and Roesser
Entitled	The Patients' Consent Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 373	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 605
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Roesser, Van Hollen, McFadden, Sfikas, Blount, Kelley, and Conway
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement to Hospital Emergency Facilities and Providers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 382	Status as of March 17, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben (Montgomery County Administration) and Senator Collins (Baltimore County Administration) and Senators Forehand, Kelley, Hoffman, Hogan, Roesser, Hollinger, Van Hollen, Dorman, Teitelbaum, Boozer, Bromwell, Della, Stone, Sfikas, and McCabe
Entitled	Child Protection Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 449	Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Roesser, Hogan, Currie, Frosh, Van Hollen, and Forehand
Entitled	Education - State Funding - Social Security Contributions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 470	Status as of April 3, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Munson, Hafer, Madden, Blount, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Conway, Derr, Lawlah, Dorman, Kelley, Green, Jimeno, Collins, Bromwell, Middleton, Trotter, Dyson, Roesser, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Health Benefit Plans - Minimum Inpatient Hospitalization Coverage - Treatments for Breast and Testicular Cancer
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 490	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell, Dorman, Roesser, Teitelbaum, Ruben, Forehand, Frosh, Hogan, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR)
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 494	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 181
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Ruben, Frosh, Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Roesser, and Hogan
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County Agricultural Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 545	Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 120
Sponsored By	Senators Conway , Bromwell, Dorman, Astle, Della, Derr, Hafer, Kelley, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, and Trotter
Entitled	Health Insurance - Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate - Coverage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 560	Status as of April 5, 1998: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senator Baker , Senator Ruben (Montgomery County Administration), Senator Collins (Baltimore County Administration) and Senators Forehand, Kelley, Hoffman, Hogan, Roesser, Hollinger, Van Hollen, Dorman, Teitelbaum, Boozer, Bromwell, Della, Stone, Sfikas, McCabe, and Colburn
Entitled	Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 579	Status as of April 3, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell, Dorman, Astle, Teitelbaum, Roesser, Hafer, and Derr
Entitled	Local Government Health Funding Incentive Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance House: Appropriations

SB 603	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Craig, Stoltzfus, Derr, Boozer, Ferguson, Munson, Roesser, Hafer, Hogan, Haines, Colburn, and McCabe
Entitled	Constitutional Amendment - Rebate of Revenue Surplus to Individual Income Taxpayers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 613	Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Sfikas, Roesser, Pinsky, Dyson, Conway, and Frosh
Entitled	Campaign Finance Reform Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 614	Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Pinsky, McFadden, Ruben, Blount, Currie, Conway, Dorman, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hollinger, Kelley, Roesser, Teitelbaum, Trotter, and Madden
Entitled	Maryland Children's Initiative - Tobacco Tax for Children's Health and Learning
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Judicial Proceedings

SB 615	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 622
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Hogan, Frosh, Dorman, Forehand, Teitelbaum, Ruben, and Roesser
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Center for Children and Families
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 628	Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Roesser, McCabe, Craig, Stoltzfus, Colburn, Ferguson, and Derr
Entitled	Income Tax Reduction
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 644	Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Teitelbaum, Dorman, Bromwell, Della, Madden, Roesser, and Trotter
Entitled	Patient Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 667	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 417
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Forehand, Roesser, Dorman, McFadden, and Sfikas
Entitled	Health Insurance Carriers - Assignment, Transfer, or Subcontracting of Health Care Providers' Contracts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 686	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 637
Sponsored By	Senators Trotter, Derr, Madden, Bromwell, Dorman, Teitelbaum, Della, Roesser, Hafer, and Astle
Entitled	Welfare Innovation Act of 1998
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 688	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 638
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Kelley, Roesser, Colburn, and Jimeno
Entitled	Child Abuse - Out of Court Statements - Nurses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 693	Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 420
Sponsored By	Senators Blount , Astle, Middleton, Hoffman, Lawlah, Stone, Collins, Ruben, Craig, Currie, Della, Dyson, Green, Hafer, Kelley, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Middlebrooks, Colburn, Munson, and Roesser
Entitled	Militia - Honor Guard at Burial Service of Veteran
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 719	Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben and Roesser
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Joseph White House
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 722	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 646
Sponsored By	Senators Madden, Derr, Hafer, Kelley, Roesser, Teitelbaum, and Trotter
Entitled	Assisted Living Programs - Small Facilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SJ 13	Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 7
Sponsored By	Senators Neall, Boozer, Miller, Blount, McFadden, Astle, Baker, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Craig, Currie, Della, Derr, Dorman, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Fry, Green, Hafer, Haines, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, McCabe, Middlebrooks, Middleton, Munson, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, Trotter, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Senator John A. Cade Memorial Highway
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Commerce and Government Matters